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<b>1. PayPal President David Marcus is joining Facebook to work on its mobile messaging products.</b><p><b>2. Time Warner is close to making an investment in Vice, which could value Vice at $2 billion.</b><p><b>3. Apple is looking for a new head of communications, and it reportedly wants that person to be a bit more</b> …

Recruiters spend an average of six seconds reviewing a resume before they make the initial decision on candidates, according to research conducted by TheLadders, an online job-matching service for professionals. That means you have to win them over fast.<p>To get a better idea of what makes a resume …

Australians spend more than AU$51 billion on domestic travel every year and the latest stats from Tourism Australia suggest Aussies are trading long languid holidays for shorter stays focussed on making the most of a destination. So, if you’re time-poor, travelling with a family, needing a beach …

Enticing these individuals can be quite challenging for recruiters. But if they avoid trying to force-fit them into "some skills-infested job description," they'll have a much easier time drawing them in, says Lou Adler, chief executive of The Adler Group and author of "Essential Guide for Hiring & …

But is it really a magical efficiency booster?<p>Steve Leveen, author of "A Little Guide To Your Well-Read Life" and CEO of specialty office retailer Levenger, says speed reading works, but "it's not that important."<p>"What's important is what you think about after you read, what you conclude, what you …

All job seekers dread this question. If you're not prepared, it can trip you up and throw you off.<p>Bernard Marr, a global enterprise performance expert and a best-selling business author, wrote in a recent LinkedIn post that the reason some interviewers like to ask about weaknesses is to gain …

"Successful people understand the importance of having control over their mornings and know how to use that time wisely," says Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and the author of "Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job." "These people …

The answer stuck with Braun. The boy, he learned, had never been to school — like the 67 million kids around the world without a chance at an education.<p>With that experience rattling around in his head, Braun returned home to the U.S., graduated from Brown University, and nabbed a job at the …

But the promotions are often are often a "smoke and mirrors" tactic, with retailers falsely inflating prices in order to make the mark-downs seem more attractive, reports Kim Bhasin at The Huffington Post.<p>A JCPenney worker claims he was fired after he accused the company of doubling prices on many …

According to Harvard psychologist Shelley Carson, eccentric people tend to be more creative because of something called "cognitive disinhibition." Basically, creative folks have less of a filter on their thoughts and actions, which makes them more likely to do things that don't follow the norms of …

In fact, meetings, with their committee mentality and tendency to perpetually defer decisions, were invented in large part to thwart new ideas, says Al Pittampalli, author of "Read This Before Our Next Meeting." "That doesn't mean it's impossible to sell your ideas. But you will need some courage …

That's according to a new report by Glassdoor, an online jobs and careers community. The 2014 Highest-Rated CEOs report relied solely on the input of employees who elected to participate anonymously in an online company review survey. Respondents were asked to rate their CEO and say whether or not …

At least that is according to Carmine Gallo, author of the new book "Talk Like TED." To write it, Gallo combed through 500 talks to find lessons that could help anyone who has to give a pitch or a presentation.<p>What makes a TED Talk pop? For Carmine, it's a combination of making an emotional …

The Gazelle Project. That's what Amazon called its initiative to cajole book publishers into giving them better deals. According to The New Yorker, CEO Jeff Bezos said "that Amazon should approach these small publishers the way a cheetah would pursue a sickly gazelle."<p>A cheetah can sprint 70 miles …

I hadn't heard of two of these, which I picked up.<p>I think we've all heard of this one. Bazerman says:<p>This is another one I think most of you have heard of but it's a classic. I once used this book as the foundation to make the case to a management team for hiring a group of behavioral …

Experts say your lunch hour is critical for keeping your productivity and energy levels up. Working or rushing through it can be detrimental to your success.<p>"Your lunch hour is your chance to get refocused, reenergized, and refueled (literally) for the rest of your day," says Michael Kerr, an …

A few weeks ago, Dave Kerpen, author and chief executive of Likeable Local, received a postcard that illustrated the traits and behaviors of successful and unsuccessful people.<p>The card came from fellow Entrepreneurs Organization member Andy Bailey, the chief executive of Petra Coach. Although the …

Venture capitalist Fred Wilson has posted a nifty chart showing six mega-companies that were founded by folks who evidently sailed through any notion of a mid-life crisis.<p>"Ray Kroc started McDonalds when he was my age," Wilson says. "Nice."<p>Check it out:

There's no cocktail more classic than the martini - and these institutions know how to make one you won't forget<p><b>The Savoy</b><p>Back in the Roaring Twenties, bartender Harry Craddock fled America’s Prohibition and set up shop at the Savoy Hotel’s American Bar instead. Here, he wrote his seminal cocktail …

Chief executive says disposal of stakes in two Australian businesses, which follows shock profit warning last week, is evidence of 'hard choices' being taken<p>Royal Dutch Shell has sold its stakes in two Australian natural gas businesses to Kuwait's state energy giant.<p>The company announced on Monday …